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Collaborative List – November 2019

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He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” 29 Nov 2019. 28 Nov 2019. 28 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.

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The return of the Old Man

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The EU-funded LIFE+ project, called Reason for Hope, is coordinated by the Austrian association Förderverein Waldrappteam, and is claimed to be the first science-based attempt to reintroduce a migratory species to its area of origin. Bald Ibises are curious birds, for they are happy breeding in close proximity to man.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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The first half describes the problem (why birds hit windows, the scale of the deaths, scientific research, what happens when birds strike windows) and the second half discusses what to do about it (community and worldwide education, window deterrent solutions, legal mandates and building codes, citizen science–what individuals can do).

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The Secrets of my Success

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And I found this one because he was singing his heart out quite persistently, which certainly suggests a bird that wants to settle down and raise a family. 2020 yielded a single sighting; 2019, two; 2018, four. These images may not be a big deal to many of our readers. But they kind of are, down here. It means something.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

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If you have always wondered what the minimum anesthetic concentration for isoflurane and sevoflurane for the Crested Serpent-eagle is, science has an answer. The breeding ecology of the Yellow-bellied Warbler was actually studied exactly here at Nonggang in 2019 by 3 Chinese researchers. Glad I did not have to watch these.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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One of these days, Jeopardy will feature a category called “Field Guides” and the first clue will be: “This landlocked South American country finally got its own bird field guide in 2016, but it wasn’t available in the United State until 2019.” Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

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